Soft-collar holder



A. H. METCALF.

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ALPHA I-I. METCALF, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO A. ALLEN &COMPANY, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS.

SOFT-COLLAR HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

Application filed December 31, 1920. Serial No. 434,274.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHA H. Mn'rcALr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Soft-CollarHolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in softcollar holders, and the primary object thereof is to provide a holderwhich can be easily and simply constructed, and which can be made out ofscrap or short pieces of stock which otherwise might be of little use,thereby to enable the holder to be economically produced.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder wherein thejaws have an increased clamping efficiency, and to otherwise improve theholder in general and to impart to same an ornamental and attractiveappearance.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the inven tion;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 1 is a section on line 4-4. of Fig. 1.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention there is employeda pair of substantially similar members each hav ing a substantiallystraight arm 1 bent at right angles at 2 and then further bent to forman approximately V-shaped arm 3, the angle of the V 4L being disposed soas to abut the inner. face of the straight arm 1 as depicted in Fig. 1,while the outer or free ends 5 form ll-shaped entrances between the armsalso as evidenced in Fi 1.

An attaching clip 6 is employed whicdl is approximately C-shapc, theclip being tightly secured about the abutting parts or right angularportions 2 of the two members and being disposed in the space betweenthe several arms 1 and 3.

These right angular parts 2 are of suiiicient length so as to aflordfirm contacting surfaces in order that when the clip is rigidly securedin place no movement is possible with respect to the members themselves,and in addition the clip is of a width but slightly less than thelengths of the parts 2, so that the side edges of the clip will abut thearms 1 and 3 and in this way prevent any movement of the clip along theparts 2.

Itwill be seen from the foregoing that the arms 1 and 3 will exertconsiderable tension against the collar ends due to the fact that thearms are each formed of a single or integral short piece of materialwith their transverse parts 2 held in firm abutting relation. The outerfaces of the arm may be decorated or ornamented as desired, and due tothe divergent ends 5 the collar ends can be easily introduced betweenthe arms 1 and 3.

It will further be seen that the entire structure involves but threeparts, and that their assemblage is had without the use of solder or thelike.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a soft collar holder, a pair of substantially U-shaped members having their closed ends abutted, saidmembers having intermediate collar gripping parts, and a C- shaped 'cliptightly secured about said abutted portions and engaged at its ends withthe inner side faces of each of the two members.

2. In a soft collar holder, a pair of substantially U-shapedmembers'having their closed ends in abutting engagement, and means torigidly secure said ends together.

3. A soft collar holder including a pair of independent members eachhaving collar engaging means at its outer end and having their innerends abutting, and a clip engaged over said inner ends and disposedbetween the sides of the members to rigidly hold the members together.

4:. In a soft collar holder, a pair of inclependent members having theirinner ends abutting and their outer ends formed with collar grippingjaws, and means to rigidly secure said abutting inner ends together.

5. In a soft collar holder, a pair of collar ALPHA H. METCALF,

Witnesses:

MARION A. KINGSLEY,

J. A. MILLER.

